National Environment Policy (2006)

Contents

1. Preamble
2. Key Environmental Challenges: Causes and Impacts
3. Objectives of the National Environment Policy
4. Principles
5. Strategies and Actions

5.1 Regulatory Reforms
5.1.1 Revisiting the Policy and Legislative Framework
5.1.2 Process Related Reforms
5.1.3 Substantive Reforms

• Environment & Forest Clearances
• Coastal areas
• LMOs
• Environmentally Sensitive Zones
• Monitoring of Compliance
• Use of Economic Principles in Environmental
• Decision-making

5.2 Enhancing and Conserving Environmental Resources

5.2.1 Land Degradation
5.2.2 Desert Ecosystems
5.2.3 Forests and Wildlife

• Forests
• Wildlife

5.2.4 Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge and

• Natural Heritage

5.2.5 Freshwater Resources

• Riversystems
• Groundwater
• Wetlands

5.2.6 Mountain Ecosystems
5.2.7 Coastal Resources
5.2.8 Pollution Abatement

• Air Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Soil Pollution
• Noise Pollution

5.2.9 Conservation of Manmade Heritage
5.2.10 Climate Change

5.3 Environmental Standards, etc.

5.3.1 Environmental Standards
5.3.2 EMS, Ecolabeling and Certification

5.4 Clean Technologies and Innovation

5.5 Environmental Awareness, Education, and Information
5.6 Partnerships and Stakeholder Involvement
5.7 Capacity Building
5.8 Research & Development
5.9 International Cooperation
5.10 Review of the Policy
5.11 Review of Implementation

6. Process of Formulation of this Policy